Category: Arts
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Persona 4 Golden Review
REVIEW BY TYLER REYNOLDS Have you heard the legend of the Midnight Channel? In the gaming world, Playstation’s handheld console, the Vita is constantly criticized for offering nothing to play. These people are the unlucky ones missing out on one of the best experiences in gaming. Persona 4 Golden is a high-definition port of the…
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A practical Joker takes to the streets
STORY BY SATYARTH MISHRA Lots of costumes, many varieties of suits, ties, funky shoes and bracelets – that’s all you can see in Mark Langvee’s room as he sits at his dressing table turning himself into the Joker with his professional makeup tool kit every day. While most people start their morning with a cup…
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Tune in, turn on, say yes
[wzslider height=”500″ transition=”‘slide’”] STORY AND PHOTOS BY CHRIS COUTTS Students seeking an escape from reality, or an excuse to scream, no longer need to rely on overpriced alcohol or designer drugs. Instead, Sheridan’s Improv Club offers an escape without any of the typical withdrawal symptoms. Bryce Jones, a third-year Animation student at Sheridan, started the…
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Fantasy, action, adventure: It’s all in the cards with new game Hearthstone
STORY BY ROBERT SGOTTO From demons to orcs, dragons to spacecraft, Blizzard Entertainment has diverse games for a diverse culture. Now, they are trying their hand at card games. Known for games such as World of Warcraft, Diablo and Starcraft, Blizzard will take its first steps into online card games with Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft.…
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Look through the window what do you see?
STORY BY CHAD MASON-AUBERTIN Sheridan’s Visual Merchandising Arts, (VMA) students spend two years perfecting the art of “pleasing the eye.” They even take their skill and showcase it around Sheridan. Ever wonder what the 10 display cases sitting single file in front of Tim Horton’s are? Or the big glass box that housed the inspiration…
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Photographer follows silver lining upwards
STORY BY ERIN QUEENAN With chocolate brown hair, and eyes that light up like the same LED bulbs used in her photography series Portals, Christa Giula shines authenticity. It’s an attribute which is sure to get her far as things start to happen for the third year Bachelor of Photography student. Last month her work,…
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First Year Connections introduces first writing contest
STORY BY LINDA HERMIZ First-year students can now try their hand in Sheridan’s first writing contest. Organized by First Year Connections (FYC), the contest allows students to show off their creative side through a fictional or non-fictional poem, short story or full-length story that highlights their experience at Sheridan. “It requires them to engage and…
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TIFF Cinematheque launches Godard retrospective
STORY BY NICHOLAS OLSEN PHOTOS COURTESY OF TIFF Girls, guns and style. Fans and newcomers alike can now experience Jean Luc-Godard’s films by attending TIFF Cinematheque’s massive, two-season retrospective. Godard Forever Part One spans the French New Wave master’s “Golden Age” beginning with Breathless (1959) and ending with his apocalyptic black comedy Weekend (1967). The…
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Godspell and Dirty Rotten Scoundrels take centre stage
STORY BY SATYARTH MISHRA Sheridan Music Theatre students are ready to perform their first musical as a degree program. After the transition of the three-year theatre diploma program into a four-year degree program, students have more things to learn. “It’s awesome. Now our diploma completes as four-year degree program so we don’t have to start…
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Small-town band with a big-time dream
STORY BY SAM TASKIE Mackenzie Salhany, a Musical Theatre student, is on her way to becoming a pop star. Lead vocalist Salhany’s five-member band, LUXA, consists of Ross Burant on guitar and vocals, Dan Minchom on bass guitar, Sam Migliazza on synthesizer and vocals and Pierre-luc Lalonde on drums. LUXA performs pop songs including covers…
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Monologue weave dreams into life lessons
STORY BY ERIN QUEENAN Night of storytelling celebrates Sheridan’s mission to become creative campus. Medea Monologues founder Jennifer Phenix with director June Cupido before the start of last week’s show. She steps forward into the spotlight, and takes a breath. Her voice is slow, her words pronounced, as she weaves together a picture. The audience pauses,…
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Student shows some love for inspirational professor
STORY BY ERIN QUEENAN Steven Ly and Peter Palermo pose for a picture that was posted to the FAD Twitter page Jan 9 Looking for a way to tell a professor they’re awesome? Take a tip from Art Fundamentals student Steven Ly, who wore his program coordinator’s face on Jan. 6 to kick off…